Receptacle holder



Nov. 25, 1958 D. FISHER 2,861,764

RECEPTACLE HOLDER Filed March 30. 1955 INVENTOR DELPHIS FISHER ATTORNEYSUnited States Patent RECEPTACLE HOLDER Delphis Fisher, Iron Mountain,Mich.

Application March 30, 1955, Serial No. 498,074

2 Claims. (Cl. 248-146) This invention relates to supporting devices andmore specifically, to supportingdevices for ornamental receptaclescustomarily displayed on lawns.

One of the primary objects of this invention is to provide support meansfor a vase, flower pot, bird baths or other types of utility and/orornamental receptacles usually displayed on lawns.

Another primary object of this invention is to provide means of the typedescribed which will permit a lawn mower or other grass trimmingapparatus to be driven across the edge and outer portion of the baseflange without removing the standard.

Another object of this invention is to provide means of the type towhich reference has been made above with means for releasably securingin the ground a standard supporting the above-mentioned receptacle.

A still further object of this invention is to provide means forsupporting a receptacle in elevated position relative to the ground, themeans being inexpensive to manufacture, non-complex in construction andassembly, and durable in use.

Other and further objects and advantages of the present invention willbecome more evident from a consideration of the following specificationwhen read in conjunction with the annexed drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of one embodiment of thisinvention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view of a secondembodiment of this invention.

Figure 3 is an enlarged partial side elevational view of the embodimentof the invention illustrated in Figure 1.

Referring now more specifically to the drawing, reference numeraldesignates, in general, a supporting device for vases, urns, flowerpots, bird baths and other receptacles conventionally displayed on lawnsor other grassy spots of land. In the first embodiment of thisinvention, the device 10 is seen to comprise an elongated substantiallyhollow cylindrical base member 12 having an enlarged plate 14 centrallyapertured at 16 and integrally formed therewith or rigidly securedthereto at the upper end thereof.

An elongated substantially cylindrical standard 18 is provided with aradially extending base flange 20 fixedly secured thereto as by welding22 intermediate the ends of the standard. A substantially circular disc24 is rigidly secured to the upper end of the standard as by welding at26.

A plurality of circumferentially spaced'radially extending reinforcingrods 28 have one of their respective ICC 2 ends 30 bent laterally toconverge inwardly toward each other, and the laterally bent portions arefixedly secured to the under side of the flange 20 as by welding 32. Thelongitudinal axes of the rods 28 are substantially parallel to thelongitudinal axis of the standard, and the rods 28 have end portions 34thereof bent radially outwardly and are welded or otherwise secured tothe under side of the disc 24. These laterally bent portions 36 projectradially beyond the circumference of the disc 24 and are bent upwardlyto provide a plurality of clamping fingers 38 which project beyond theupper side of the disc. The fingers 38 terminate in looped ends 40, andthe fingers are adapted to flexibly engage against the cylindrical sidewall 42' of a flower pot 44 to support the flower pot on the disc 24.

To utilize this apparatus, the cylindrical member 12 is inserted withinthe ground until the plate 14 is substantially flush with the groundline. Thereafter, the lower end of the standard 18 is then insertedthrough the plate 14 and into the cylindrical member 12 until the ends30 of the rod 28 abut against the plate 14. The flower pot 44 or otherreceptacle is then inserted between the fingers 38 to rest on thesupporting disc 24.

When it is desired to cut the grass adjacent to the plate 14, thestandard 18 does not have to be withdrawn from the .cylindrical member12 and the plate 14 to permit a mowing device to be passed over the edgeand outer portion of the'plate 14.

The modification of this invention illustrated in Figure 3 is similar tothe invention shown in Figures 1 and 2 and elements of the lattermodification finding counterparts of the first embodiment are identifiedby identical reference numerals to which has been added the lower caseletter a.

In the invention illustrated in Figure 2, the rods 28 in the originalform have been omitted and a plurality of rods 50 spaced substantiallyapart have one of their respective ends fixedly secured by conventionalmeans to the disc 24a. The rods 50 project beyond the circumference ofthe disc 24a and are formed with upwardly bent supporting fingers 52which terminate in loped ends 54. The fingers 52 are adapted to engagethe side wall 56 of a bird bath 58 having a base 60 adapted to abutagainst and be supported by the disc 24a.

With the removal of the rods 28, the flange 20 will directly engage theplate 14 to limit the downward movement of the standard within its basemember.

Having described and illustrated two embodiments of this invention, itwill be understood that the same are offered merely by way of example,and that the invention is to be limited only by the scope of theappended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A receptacle holder comprising a plate, a base member secured to saidplate and extending perpendicularly thereto, said plate and said memberhaving an axial bore extending therethrough, a standard telescopicallycarried in said bore and projecting upwardly therefrom, a radial flangesecured to said standard intermediate its ends, a disc secured to theupper end of said standard, a plurality of reinforcing rodscircumferentially spaced apart and radially spaced outwardly from saidstandard, an offset lower end portion on each of said rods extend-Patented Nov.-25,--1958;.

ing radially inwardly and secured to said flange, a radially outwardlyoffset upper portion on each of said rods secured to said disc, and anupwardly olfset end portion extending integrally from said outwardlyoifset portion on each of said rods, said rods having the portionsthere- 5 of between said disc and said flange substantially spaced fromsaid standard.

2. A device as claimed in claim 1 wherein said upwardly offset endportion of said rods extending from said radially outwardly offsetportion are resilient and 10 adapted to resiliently clamp a receptacletherebetween.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTSKadletz et a1 June 20, Jeranek Feb. 11, Vogt Sept. 7, Greene Feb. 19,Mugler Apr. 14, Clack Aug. 12, Carr Ian. 24, Wolff Feb. 8,

